Al Ain vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$439
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	71
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	767K	8.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 185% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2271st and 7236th ($1844 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1000th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Hanoi

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	Al Ain	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$12394

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393